Ceramic mug. Lots of foam - looks pretty. Very herbal hop nose. Minerally. Lots of hop, more minerals and a herbal character. Normally beers in the drier, hoppier pocket of Franconian country beer would have more bitterness, but I don’t mind.

UPDATED: AUG 18, 2014 draft at Brauerei Martin in Unterneuses
clear burnt brick amber body with a thick off-white head. rich, rustic nose of beefy, toasty Munich malt with touches of minerals / calcium. the toffee / cracker / nut oil / toast character is splendid! I find myself thinking this may be close to the perfect dunkel landbier: toasty, dusty and rich with shape-shifting layers of Munich malt; frothy, full, round carbonation with a drying, toasty finish suggesting coffee cake and tobacco, wrapped up with subtly juicy nectar-like German hops. the smell is easily a 9 and might be a 10 on another day. we have a winner here, folks.

Draught at Brauerei Martin in Nov. 2012: Peachy golden. Persistent creamy head. Bright nose showcases vivid notes of toasty Munich along with floral nectar, honey-drizzled hay, and a smidgeon of marmalade and alcohol. Fine and lush carbonation. Radiant and slightly slick fruitiness is echoed by a juicy punch of floral hops and a kiss of yeasty rusticity. Soft and bouncy malt yields a lip-smacking succulence along with an obligatory deepening scratch of fresh toast and a dusting of dextrins. Pils malt generates an uncured hay grassiness as well as a touch of fresh biscuit. Finishes moist and fully malty, with toasted bread and a delicate slippery fruitiness gliding over the toasty dextrinous clench. A pretty clean rendition, with luscious malt and extremely high drinkability.

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